loggerhead

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The spokesperson said not all sea life centres were experienced or had the facilities to rehabilitate loggerhead turtles - but Hunstanton was one of them.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Until recently, it remained unclear which of these two systems allows loggerhead hatchlings to determine where they are in the vast ocean, and the research team set out to investigate.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

The fire also swept through parts of the island that have rare habitats for sensitive plant and animal species found nowhere else, such as the endangered San Clemente loggerhead shrike, a carnivorous songbird.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

While the loggerhead is the most common sea turtle in U.S. waters and beaches, the species is considered endangered worldwide.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Today it was awesomely pure and bright, and totally safe for an old loggerhead to browse the grassy flats.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen